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[Buggy Loop]

True except not all the Wolfenstein games were "super well received".

The coop spinoff designed for MTX that completely went off-rail with the franchise?

Could be Topher, could be. I think that was a lesson learned and the remnants of Bethesda chasing online money with projects like Fallout 76, Red fall, etc. It's very much that era of trying too hard to capture early GAAS and falling flat on their face.

But I mean so far, Indiana Jones seems to be on-rail with what I would expect their single player to be. It's Riddick/thief in all impressions, a dash of Hitman disguises.

Let's see tomorrow.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

Throw me the idol and I'll throw you the 8/10!

 

[ManaByte]

This thread will be fun to look back on in April/May.

 

[Topher]

The coop spinoff designed for MTX that completely went off-rail with the franchise?

Could be Topher, could be. I think that was a lesson learned and the remnants of Bethesda chasing online money with projects like Fallout 76, Red fall, etc. It's very much that era of trying too hard to capture early GAAS and falling flat on their face.

But I mean so far, Indiana Jones seems to be on-rail with what I would expect their single player to be. It's Riddick/thief in all impressions, a dash of Hitman disguises.

Let's see tomorrow.

Like I said, I hope so. Troy Baker does an awesome job with Harrison Ford's voice. If they can capture that old Indy movie magic then that's going to be awesome.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The game is out in less than six months on the PS5. Why use it as console war fodder when you can play a superior version on the Pro in a few months?

He didn't get the memo that xbox doesn't give a shit when or on what platform you'll play it.

One Japanese Soldier Continued to Fight for 30 Years After WWII

What happens when a soldier thinks his country's surrender didn't actually happen?

www.military.com

 

[Jaybe]

Not every game has to be a third person over the shoulder game where your AI companion explains puzzles to you like you’re an idiot in between slow walking and talking scenes.

You sure about that?

Indiana Jones and The Great Circle: Meet Gina Lombardi

Ginetta 'Gina' Lombardi is more than a sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but an equal for the legendary archeologist.

gamerant.com

Knowing Lombardi will be helping Jones with beating down fascists as well as solving Indiana Jones and The Great Circle's puzzles also paints her as being capable as a fighter, something that could mean that Lombardi will be able to more than keep pace with the legendary archaeologist.

 

[Arsic]

70-74%.

 

[Balducci30]

There is no shortage of either. Personally I think Tomb Raider and Uncharted provided the best template for an Indiana Jones action adventure game. Machine Game made it clear that they made Indy first person because that is what they know.

But it could be fine. We will see

I mean the only non-multiplayer shooter game I know of thats an fps that released this year was stalker 2: dragons dogma, final fantasy, black myth wukong, hellblade 2, helldivers, astrobot, silent hill - first person is a clearly more rare perspective from what I’ve played, unless it’s a straight up shooter.

I just don’t think there’s you should do another uncharted or tomb raider - they did Indiana jones as good as you could do it in that style - better to go in another direction entirely imo

 

[FunkMiller]

I’m going for an on brand, certified Bethesda 7/10.

 

[LordCBH]

Feels like low to mid 80’s for me. Still hate that it’s first person, but I will try it. Who knows, it may win me over when I actually play it.

 

[Topher]

I mean the only non-multiplayer shooter game I know of thats an fps that released this year was stalker 2: dragons dogma, final fantasy, black myth wukong, hellblade 2, helldivers, astrobot, silent hill - first person is a clearly more rare perspective from what I’ve played, unless it’s a straight up shooter.

Fair enough

I just don’t think there’s you should do another uncharted or tomb raider - they did Indiana jones as good as you could do it in that style - better to go in another direction entirely imo

It is a divisive topic like James Sawyer Ford said. Could be the game surprises me. I'll be more than happy to say I was wrong if we get a kick ass game.

 

[Beechos]

I'm going to say 90+. Everything i seen looks really good.

 

[Balducci30]

Fair enough



It is a divisive topic like James Sawyer Ford said. Could be the game surprises me. I'll be more than happy to say I was wrong if we get a kick ass game.

Oh I’m not saying the game will be great - I have a hunch it won’t be - but I don’t think it’s due to the perspective is all

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

79

 

[analog_future]

I’m going to say 80 flat. A flawed gem.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Media not setting a bullshit narrative around this game would be welcome.

Whatever score it receives wouldn’t deter me. Its on gamepass and already pre loading started. It could score in 50s for all I care.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Alls I’m sayin is

I hope you all played Syndicate 2012

That is the true Starbreeze Qualitytm

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

The game should be in high 80s, imo. First person will probably not be as big an issue as people are making it to be. The jumps to third person might affect the score though.

I expect mostly 9/10, with Xbox sites giving a 10 and few edge cases giving 8 or 7 bringing to score down( as is the case with most games). Good game, makes you feel like Indiana Jones.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Alls I’m sayin is

I hope you all played Syndicate 2012

That is the true Starbreeze Qualitytm

Don't be a hipster, The New Order and The Old Blood are 2 of the best FPS ever.

 

[BoxFresh123]

80-84% but I've never thought combat looked great TBH

 

[Chuck Berry]

Don't be a hipster, The New Order and The Old Blood are 2 of the best FPS ever.

Hopefully that’s sarcasm

 

[Sorcerer]

It will never be better than this:

This game was so badass you needed two controllers to play it.

 

[Fess]

It’s on GP, as a big Indy fan I’ll make up my own mind here, expecting 9/10, higher if I’m not annoyed at the voice acting.

 

[Mattyp]

86% you read it here first.

 

[Mortisfacio]

80-84 for me. The cinematic side looks like everything I want, but it's the janky as all hell whip action that brings me big doubt.

 

[RPS37]

I bet I play it more than I played STALKER2.

 

[Thief1987]

Your standard run of the mill 80+ AAA game, which will be forgotten week after release.

 

[drganon]

High 70s/ low 80s range.

 

[Robb]

Expecting low 80’s, but hoping it exceeds expectations.

 

[PropellerEar]

You sure about that?

Indiana Jones and The Great Circle: Meet Gina Lombardi

Ginetta 'Gina' Lombardi is more than a sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, but an equal for the legendary archeologist.

gamerant.com

Knowing Lombardi will be helping Jones with beating down fascists as well as solving Indiana Jones and The Great Circle's puzzles also paints her as being capable as a fighter, something that could mean that Lombardi will be able to more than keep pace with the legendary archaeologist.

Karen Baloney more than equal to Jones!

 

[gtabro]

The more girl bosses = the higher the media score

Because almost all of them are sweet babies.

 

[Spitfire098]

Betting based on past performance of their games, probably low 80 to high 70s.

 

[BigLee74]

A score of Short Round / Mola Ram.

Looking forward to this one.

 

[Negotiator101]

75

Should have been third person

Such a well thought out and unbiased review

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Western nostalgia for Indy will push it to low-mid 80’s, but the general reception will be divisive. Say what you will, but they should’ve dedicate the game to a single perspective fully.

 

[Topher]

Such a well thought out and unbiased review

These ain't review scores my man. Just predictions

 

[xenosys]

This screams 80-81%.

 

[Negotiator101]

These ain't review scores my man. Just predictions

You put a score or did you forget?

 

[Topher]

You put a score or did you forget?

A score prediction. I really got to explain to you what this thread is and how this works?

 

[Negotiator101]

A score prediction. I really got to explain to you what this thread is?

And I have to explain to you how anyone can reply to your post? Are you feeling ok?

 

[Topher]

And I have to explain to you how anyone can reply to your post? Are you feeling ok?

 

[Team Andromeda]

Expecting a 9 out of 10

 

[Doctor Hades]

I think it will score around 80-85%. Looks good for an Xbox published game and could well be the console's first truly great game after a disappointing run so far as I thought both Starfield and Forza Motorsports were hugely underwhelming.

I do wish this game had been third-person though as the transitions from first-person to third-person when using the whip to swing across gaps as seen in one gameplay sequence is jarring. Perhaps the developers wanted to differentiate this game from the Uncharted series? Or maybe it's because they specialise in first-person shooters and don't know how to do third-person games properly? Still, it's a shame that a game based on such an iconic character and which uses Harrison Ford's likeness so well is restricted only to seeing the character model in cutscenes... oh and while swinging across gaps!

If the game is good then I will buy it on Steam for PC. I cancelled my GamePass Ultimate subscription months ago due to a lack of compelling games on either Xbox Series X or PC and have no interest in ever re-subscribing, especially as the Xbox app is still pretty dreadful on PC. A game might work and then it doesn't after an update meaning I have to uninstall and redownload it since there is no way to properly verify the files like with Steam. Doesn't happen all the time, true, but it happened often enough that I just ended up buying the game on Steam instead where predictably it works flawlessly even after updates. Go figure. Considering how buggy Windows 11 is on PC then it doesn't surprise me one bit that the Xbox app is just the same even after all these years.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

We need new types of games with new perspectives. First person view is welcome.

I will criticise it if it doesn’t feel good to play after giving it a fair shot. Given Machine Games pedigree I doubt that.

 

[Sintoid]

Despite the first person view approach this game seems to be quite different from FPS, I'm warmly optimistic about it and very interested

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

They could have really done it well. 3rd person that zooms in to a tighter shot for whipping and fighting, but they’ve decided they know best.

Can’t help but feel everyone will dislike the 1st person view and they will have shot themselves in the foot despite hearing feedback from the first gameplay reveal. Low 80’s

 

[Cakeboxer]

82. If SBI's "work" is very obvious 87 with woke bonus.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I'm hoping for over 85! that should be a great game

 

[Sebastian1295]

I for the life of me don't understand why you would pay for the indiana jones license and then decide to make a first person indiana jones game. I also don't understand why they're making this a stealth game it seems when it should be an action/adventure game. I predict that the game will be around an 86 tbh.

 

[jm89]

Low 80s my guess.